Apple Car may restrict its self-driving features to highways because a fully autonomous vehicle just isn’t feasible with the current state of technology.
Automotive
Apple Music is finally coming to Tesla
Tesla appear to have implemented Apple Music support in the infotainment unit of its vehicles. The feature will probably launch commercially via a future software update.
Native Apple Music spatial audio support launches in Mercedes-Benz cars
The Apple Music spatial audio experience has launched natively in the car for the first time, starting with select Mercedes-Benz vehicles such as the S-Class.
Gas stations are preparing to let drivers pay for fuel via CarPlay
Apple wants you to pay for fuel through your vehicle’s CarPlay dashboard, and US gas pumps are now preparing to support this feature when it launches this fall.
BMW’s 2023 X1 and its electric SUV, the iX1, can now be unlocked with your iPhone
BMW's Digital Key Plus now works with the 2023 Xi model and the iX1, its all-electric SUV, using an iPhone or Apple Watch in your pocket.
How Audi’s Apple Music integration works
Apple Music will be available directly from the infotainment systems used in select 2022 models from German automotive manufacturer Audi.
Apple Car autopilot module and other custom chips should be completed in 2023
Work on an Apple Car autopilot chip module and other custom chips should be completed in 2023 after having been underway for almost a year.
South Korean suppliers are reportedly vying to provide Apple Car parts
Apple will allegedly select the main Apple Car manufacturer by the end of 2022, with South Korean suppliers apparently already vying to provide parts.
Controlling air conditioning, adjusting seats and other new features allegedly coming to CarPlay
New CarPlay features for deeper in-car integration that Apple is allegedly developing as we speak reportedly include, among others, controlling air conditioning and adjusting seats.
LG and Magna could help bring the long-rumored Apple Car to production
Apple supplier LG Electronics and Canadian manufacturing powerhouse Magna International are apparently “very near” to signing a manufacturing deal that would help bring the long-rumored Apple Car to production, according to a new report.
Toyota: Apple Car should prepare for at least 40 years of service and support
A Toyota executive has said that Apple's rumored electric vehicle would have to address a bunch of important issues over its lifespan, starting with cutting steel, obtaining the materials and mass production, ending with its scrapping decades later.
The Apple Car predicted to lack a steering wheel
Rumors are swirling that Apple is seeking partners to help build its autonomous vehicle, and one source has now speculated that The Apple Car predicted to lack a steering wheel.